What ASTERISK Means
- noun: a star-shaped character * used in printing
- verb: mark with an asterisk“Linguists star unacceptable sentences”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
ASTERISK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 S1 T1 E1 R1 I1 S1 K5.
Anagrams of ASTERISK (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In ASTERISK
406 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (15)
ARKITESARSIESTARTSIESKAISERSKARITESKARSIESSAIRESTSATIRESSKATERSSTRAIKSSTRAKESSTREAKSSTRIKESTASKERSTIRASSE
6 letter words (58)
AIRESTARISESARKITEARTIESASKERSASSERTASTERSESKARSKAISERKARITEKARSTSKESARSKISSERKITERSKRAITSKRISESRAISESREASTSREISTSRESISTRESITSSAKERSSATIRESERAISSIESTASISTERSISTRASITARSSKARTSSKATERSKATESSKEARSSKIERSSKIRTSSKITESSKRIESSTAIRSSTAKESSTARESSTARKSSTEAKSSTEARSSTIRESSTIRKSSTRAESSTRAIKSTRAKESTREAKSTRIAESTRIKETAKERSTAKIERTASERSTASKERTASSIETERAISTRAIKSTRIKES
5 letter words (120)
AESIRAIRTSARETSARISEARSISARTISASKERASSETASTERASTIREARSTEASTSESKARIKATSIRATEKAIESKARSTKARTSKATISKEIRSKESARKESTSKETASKIERSKISTSKITERKITESKRAITKSARSRAIKSRAISERAITSRAKESRAKISRASESRASSERATESREAKSREASTREIKSREISTRESATRESITRESTSRETIARISESRISKSRITESSAIRSSAISTSAKERSAKESSAKISSARISSARKSSASERSATESSATISSEARSSEATSSEIRSSEKTSSERAISERKSSIKASSIKERSIKESSIRESSITARSITESSITKASKARTSKATESKATSSKEARSKERSSKETSSKIERSKIESSKIRTSKITESKITSSTAIRSTAKESTARESTARKSTARSSTEAKSTEARSTIESSTIRESTIRKSTIRSSTRAESTRAKSTRIATAKERTAKESTAKISTARESTARSITASERTASKSTASSETEAKSTEARSTERAITERASTIARSTIERSTIKASTIKESTIRESTRAIKTRASSTREKSTRESSTRIESTRIKETSARS
4 letter words (126)
AIRSAIRTAITSAKESARESARETARISARKSARTIARTSASKSATESEARSEASTEATSEIKSERASERKSERSTESTSETASIKATIRESIRKSITASKAESKAIEKAISKARTKATIKATSKEASKEIRKESTKETAKETSKIERKIRSKISSKISTKITEKITSKRISKSARRAIKRAISRAITRAKERAKIRASERASTRATERATSREAKREIKREISRESTRETSRIASRISERISKRITERITSSAIRSAISSAKESAKISARISARKSARSSATESATISEARSEASSEATSEIKSEIRSEISSEKTSERASERKSERSSETASETSSIESSIKASIKESIRESIRSSISTSITESITSSKASSKATSKERSKETSKISSKITSRISSTARSTIESTIRTAESTAISTAKETAKITAKSTARETARSTASKTASSTEAKTEARTEASTIARTIERTIESTIKATIKETIKSTIRETREKTRESTRIETSARTSKS
3 letter words (68)
AIRAISAITAKEAREARKARSARTASKATEATSEAREASEATEIKERAERKERSESSESTETAIREIRKITAITSKAEKAIKASKATKEAKETKIRKISKITRAIRASRATREIRESRETRIARITSAESAISARSATSEASEISERSETSIKSIRSISSITSKASKISRITAETAITAKTARTASTEATESTIETIKTISTSK
2 letter words (19)
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